Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family June 1918 - October 1918 - Part 1

France
1/6/18
My dearest Katie
Today has been
just a glorious day, just like
this time last year I rode amongst
the lovely woods that smell so
sweet & fresh round you as
you ride. It is a lovely beautiful
country at this time of
year. We marched back out
of the line yesterday for a
rest - all the divisions
I have not seen Stewart
& Marstall yet but I
know they are very well
& Neil Freeman too. All
my people here are well
too we have such a lovely
place to Camp. It is like being
on a picnic all the time
The boys are in great heart
in front of us the old Bosche
is dead scared to attack

but sends over quantities of
gas shells & you have to be
very careful. I ^have got right over
mane again now but
Fivey has still a very had
vgot afte all
theout
to enclose little mis Munch
tne
letter bitdo is now alupon
my Corron Martha Totherham
& me from my uncle gim Icor
who is now in ganaica
much new
There is nt
to tell encys that Gevera
Berdwood is promoted to
command the 5 Army.
C.B. Whits you with
Fenl &
her I was never is
delighted with any thing
My life Gene MMonath
la koved & I havea great
admiratio for him. At
present while sive Ulmar 

is in Command of the Corps
General Birdswood Will
retain, the pontion.
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A.I.F. but that arrangement
I am sure cannot last long
Our our little Specris
Genral is very much
color & maygo away sick
any time. I would like
to get Command of this
poor old Tercy
Densior
trece out of it. I could d
great ther with it I feel
sure, but fee Bindnod has
connstently paired me oren
I have done for
ytor all
man. He cannot rland
plan speaking at alt
well dueling rtestpes
you & I must just kegy or prayerg
letter yir
bad a bove
mes Warthall that Cimoler
for everything. The ras
me 

When Hl Suyan said
that
had decided nott
tha
take leave every mother at
the meeting breathed neert
know I was stilllooking after
their boys wart tatt aloved
consoling ther to bete You
must try ponehon to thank
her for we kati bae
marshall & thwart are
working very well together
still.
Kates a few month back I starter
to take indead) a c of lea in
the early morning when rring a
cat of that wates & I have yelt
eve no much fetter for it
ofbin constigated & getting pules
6
never lan any troull at al
will yor btthhediie that
alrain fare it & persuade then
strougdnt to late
to take it
but asist as they
wain& pickly 

you liked m Beggdeare
cargbend
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I think he is a good war I alieys
found him straight & good we
Roddick is very very straight
too katee& I know fells hnposition
Very Keenly poor chap. I had a
very nice letter from poor Wys
Katudear. I will rend it to you
wher Ire annuied it I think
h
they missiderstanc theort
ichor. you will be good oloving to
her katiedn I know
I told you about my raving the
Wondafull collection of Billluftee
well I got then away alleaply
& now I got inet a nce letterfir
the Pittenor of Entonology at
the Pariss mussum the talked
about rewanding we for rone
way but I seppose waking we
/ Director or Honorary Encin
of the murn a ioelting bis
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Was I had n neecd tobe
lott him 

recoarded for what any we should do
in the interest of Sererce t
appear it is keind mory
complete collecter of Lepedoptera
mortis Butterflies) in the
world the only other & compare
with it is that of the millionaue
Lord Roth child & it is with
panes
hundred of thousand
protably $30,000 t $50,000, 2
fact he ray it is pricelenfor
many of the raser pecimens are
pracrically irrepleciable they are
to reare said to hiid I am
reading the letter to Mrs. Edward
to keep fou me dasling mated
of anything happens to me whe will
rnd you all the letters I lar
given ber t Keep
Your next letter is dated to
28 harh in which you tell me
Frainor
about the entertainmn
is a bitg a nick int he 

londy is a nice little chap I am
Hlad you mether. I quiteague
that the good opinion of ypar ome
is for litte tha decoration
honors. Quit a lot of my boyshin
think I was very unfoirly preated
over the Polygor word, thas my
Brigade did much letter that an
whers & nearly evey Bryadie
but me got honors at ha year
now there is the last thars which
have made people talk aboutm
more than ever Unders rometh
comer of this one it will le very
plain that I dontget a ft
no
deal as I have had all along
but it in letter to be like that
then care people under how
you cane to get a decoration
as I rehead some peak of May
P.B. L Dick Courtneys too
snal others 

Nll MeLayt
mest is just the pretun
tha
appeners & is justen
health
right hard mo now that yan kw
Ca
isa General Hunsely
Denery is my leftland ma
&a mighty good one too
has i
I has mad
Acker
ass H wltent him
2
ck
sirelen
Land, he right io pret
huppl the Doctors
still but he
back again all right that
t got
ins the muit which will use
spiteof all
in the was 

Rater hat mest a cropetitly sea
thing that witn his beave boys
wher they don't do thengs ppet
but rome how they ren t know that
I case ever the worst of them & value
eact day of they blood for morethe
I would werl gold if it in at
my disposal as Heelins lonl
are now. I am roglad porrold
Nana is going away for a clarge
that is the lest thing nat couldle
done. only the should have give
to Passy or Warnenlool or romentine
where shed lave old friends to neet
ttalk to I will try tget te
Ullapol nent leave. Wwillh
monething to luther about when I
write mind you beg your
our promre tgo off for little
Trips Whatatour Hcalewill.
yo car think of we good there
you know, To you remember hom 

I sut that shuraet a dailing keeping
right at the top of her days like
Fell her I'll lon her so much
that
soo the is no good that I wrepus
her tomething nice
ss to don
but it is so laid to know whas
to send her - I think rometine
will get her a dear bettowalch
atk her just to keep it you bide
until she is eighteen. I don't like
wre girls wearing jewelry ds you
but I should like to read
conthingnos I rent the laddi
a collection of Badger off holdie
cap put or a klt for him i
only cost me 5 paves 3/6 todw
it wos cheap enough - My given
collected then fo the laddie & Jjust
haid him tho fer pence each of the
cost him bget then for the Minie
an ume the laddie me
do equally as well when hers